R22 VFR helicopter with instructor:  $275 per flight hour.

R22 VFR solo:  $250

R22 IFR helicopter with instructor:  $300 per flight hour.

C172 airplane for VFR and IFR with instructor:  $180 per flight hour.

C172 airplane solo:  $140 per flight hour solo.

Individual ground instruction:  $35 per hour.

This package consists of all of the following ratings:

Helicopter Private 

A typical Helicopter Private Pilot rating would consist of a minimum of 40 hours of flight training and at least 30 hours of ground instruction, plus books and a check ride. You can borrow 20 hours of flight time from your commercial rating and not increase your total cost of the package.  Estimated total cost are as follows:

 $11,000   40 hours of flight instruction

 $  1,050   30 hours of ground instruction

 $     300   Books and study material

 $     100   Knowledge exam

 $     450   Examiners fee for check ride

 $     300   Examiners fee for driving to Lake Charles  

 $     250   Aircraft rental for check ride

 $13,450  Total estimated cost for Private Rating

Fixed wing Private add-on

$3,600  20 hours of Flight instruction

$1,400  10 hours of solo flight 

$   350  10 hours of ground instruction

$   100  Books and study material

$       0   Knowledge exam not required

$   450  Examiners fee for check ride 

$   300   Examiners fee for driving to location 

$   140  Aircraft rental for check ride

$6,340 Total estimated cost for Private Fixed Wing Add-on

Fixed wing / Helicopter Instrument

Do to the requirement to have 50 hours of total cross country PIC time, it would be beneficial to work on both the Helicopter and Airplane instrument ratings simultaneously.  You will need approximatly 45 more hours cross country PIC time after completing your Helicopter and Airplane Private Ratings.

$7,200  40 hours of Fixed wing Instrument Training (all of it cross country)

$4,500  15 hours of helicopter Instrument Training (5 of it cross country)

$   100  Books and study material

$   100  Knowledge exam (only one exam required)

$   900  Examiners fee for both helicopter and fixed wing checkrides 

$   300   Examiners fee for driving to location  

$   270  R22 rental for checkride

$   140  C172 rental for checkride

$13,510  Total estimated cost for both fixed wing and helicopter instrument ratings

Helicopter Commercial

Should you finish the above ratings in the minimum time, it would leave you with 25 hours to finish your helicopter commercial rating.  If you go over the minimum required hours on any of the above ratings, then you can take it away from your helicopter commercial time.

$4,675  17 hours of dual instruction

$2,000  8 hours of solo 

$   100  Books and study material

$   100  Knowledge exam 

$   450  Examiners fee 

$   300  Examiners fee for driving to location  

$   250  R22 rental for checkride

$7,875  Total estimated cost for helicopter commercial rating

Cost of Private, Instrument, and Commercial Helicopter ratings:

$47,775

Cost of Private, Instrument, and Commercial Helicopter ratings, as well as Private and Instrument Fixed Wing Ratings:

$41,175  Baton Rouge  

$39,175  Lake Charles